oorland slates have an appearance close to that of natural slate. Their smooth surface and authentic dressed edges lend themselves to all manner of prestigious applications. They are manufactured to the highest European standards and are lightweight, pre-holed, suitable for all types of projects, easy to handle and install, durable and an economic alternative to natural roofi ng materials. Moorland slates are manufactured using Portland cement together with a non-asbestos formulation of superior blended synthetic and cellulose fi bres. Moorland slates are pigmented during production and are fully compressed. They are fi nished with a high quality, semi-matt acrylic coloured coating to the top face and edges and a tinted, high performance binder to the back face.